"A friend’s dare turns into something more"
THE DARETimes had not been good. Kemper & Kemper Imports in Portland where I was a financial analysis laid off half the staff, and just when it looked like we’d be hired back, it folded. The meager weekly checks from...
The next day I headed over to Victoria's. As I got to her front door, my phone rang.It was Mary. "Hi, I see you're visiting Victoria. When you're finished, come and see me."As I hung up, Victoria opened her door,...
"She thought she knew the game at her new job. Then her boss changed the rules."
I knew what the reputation at MacKay-Davenport was when I was hired on. My friend Lindsay told me all about it. The way she put it, we were eye-candy, part of an effort to make our office a place clients...
"His clothes are stolen in the mountains"
I was new in town without any acquaintances when my old Chrysler needed work. The auto shop a few blocks down the street looked promising, so I checked it out. The owner was Joe Milton, in his late-20’s like I...
"“Her mistake was stalling in front of the mirror — the only witness to the truths she leaked while still trying to deny them."
She was arched like a fucking bow. Fingertips soaked. Fucking herself hard enough to slap sound off the walls. Slick, loud, desperate.Not rhythm, not grace—just pure, ragged need.Her forehead dragged against the mirror. Her breath fogged a wide bloom across...
"Cali finds out she’s pregnant."
Cali got into the apartment around 9:30 Monday morning and took a Zoom call from Noah soon after. He explained that one of his clients had an office in Orange County and needed an audit because the central office suspected...
It's Monday morning, and I've been woken up by my phone ringing. I answered, and it's Mary,"Good morning, I need to talk. I've worried about this all weekend.""Slow down, Mary. What are you worried about?""About weeing on you the other...
"That wasn’t sweat leaking down her spine—it was the first flicker of knowing she was going to be fucked, whether she wanted to admit it or not."
Some habits are so ingrained in people that you could easily label them as compulsions. I was halfway through my routine when she arrived—slightly flustered, barely exchanging looks, smiles, or words with anyone. Determined.Still, it was enough for me to...
"Tasha tries to persuade Marcus to try something new too."
Marcus was having a great night. Tasha had been right when she though Leilani would be perfect for him. She was flat on her back, legs folded up tight to her chest, her ankles resting on his shoulders as he...
"Lara is feeling generous. A lucky nerd gets a reward..."
Lara stepped off the main stage at The Pearl, listening to the cacophony of cheers and hollering coming from the crowd behind her. She had just completed her set on the pole and could still feel the excitement and adrenaline...
